“HBCUs provided premium education to our communities at a time when access to higher learning was denied to us,” NBPA executive director Michele Roberts said. They will be unable to leave their hotels except for All-Star events, a mini-bubble concept that the NBA and the NBPA agreed upon in recent days. And while a small number of invited guests will be in the stands, tickets will not be available. “We know it’s happening and we know we’re required and expected to be there,” Curry said. ———More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP—SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Source: Daily Sun February 18, 2021 18:11 UTC